Farewell, Now I Too Am Going - Chapter of Yaʿqūb (a.s.)
باب يعقوب (عليهالسلام): در زيارت حسين (عليهالسلام) ميگويند: السلام علي يعقوب، اگر خواهي قصد نما يعقوب بن اسحق را كه دوازده پسر داشت، و همهي ايشان صحيح و سالم در خدمتش ايستاده بودند، پس روزي به او گفتند: اي پدر يكي از ما را گرگ خورد پس كمرش خم شد، و چشمش سفيد گرديد از شدت حزن، يا قصد كن يعقوب كربلا را كه يك پسر داشت، و صداي او را شنيد كه، گفت: اي پدر خداحافظ اينك من هم رفتم. [1375] .اگر خواهي قصد كن يعقوب را كه ديد لباس يوسف را خونآلود ولي پاره نشده، پس گفت عجب گرگ مهرباني بوده [1376] يا قصد كن اين يعقوب را كه ديد فرزندش را پاره پاره، نه از لباس، و نه از بدنش، جاي سالمي نمانده. از يعقوب خواستند يوسف را كه ببرند همراه خود كه در صحرا تفرج و بازي كند، پس ابا نمود و گفت من تاب مفارقتش را ندارم، و حسين (عليهالسلام) چون فرزندش علياكبر روانه شد زنان او را منع كردند، فرمود: بگذاريد او را كه مشتاق است به ملاقات جدش. [1377] . براي يعقوب بشير آمد و جامهي يوسف را نزد او انداخت، پس چشمش روشن شد، و حسين (عليهالسلام) شنيد نالهي فرزندش را، پس نور چشمش تمام گرديد. [ صفحه 436]
Farewell, Now I Too Am Going - Chapter of Yaʿqūb (a.s.)
In the ziyārah of Imam Husain (a.s.) it is said:
« السلام علي يعقوب »
“Peace be upon Yaʿqūb.”
If you wish, intend Yaʿqūb ibn Isḥāq (a.s.), who had twelve sons, all of whom were healthy and safe and standing in his service. Then one day they said to him:
“O father, a wolf has devoured one of us.”
As a result, his back became bent and his eyes turned white from the intensity of grief.
Or intend the Yaʿqūb of Karbalāʾ, who had one son, and heard his voice saying:
“O father, farewell! Now I too am going.” [1375]
If you wish, intend Yaʿqūb (a.s.), who saw the shirt of Yūsuf (a.s.) stained with blood, yet not torn, and said:
“What a gentle wolf this must have been!” [1376]
Or intend this Yaʿqūb, who saw his son torn into pieces, with no part of his clothing and no part of his body remaining unharmed.
They asked Yaʿqūb (a.s.) to allow Yūsuf (a.s.) to go with them so that he might enjoy himself and play in the open country. But he refused and said:
“I cannot bear separation from him.”
And when the son of Imam Husain (a.s.), ʿAlī al-Akbar (a.s.), set out, the women tried to prevent him. Imam Husain (a.s.) said:
“Leave him, for he longs to meet his grandfather.” [1377]
For Yaʿqūb (a.s.), a bearer of glad tidings came and cast the shirt of Yūsuf (a.s.) before him, whereupon his eyesight was restored.
And Imam Husain (a.s.) heard the cry of his son, and then the light of his eyes was completely extinguished.
[ صفحه 436]
يوسف به نزد عزيز مصر و حسين به نزد يزيد...
باب يوسف (عليهالسلام): يوسف را چون از پدر جدا كردند، بعضي گفتند: او را بكشيم ديگري گفت: نكشيد بلكه در چاه بياندازيد، عاقبت رأي ايشان بر اين قرار يافت كه او را در چاه انداختند، و حسين (عليهالسلام) بعد از آنكه اصحاب و اولاد، و برادران او را كشتند، و زخمهاي بسيار از تير و نيزه و شمشير بر او زدند، كه آن زخمها كفايت ميكرد، بلكه بعض آنها كافي در قتل بود، بلكه يك تير از آن تيرها كافي بود، مع ذلك اكتفا نكردند و فرياد كردند كه: او را بكشيد مادرهاي شما به عزايتان بنشينند، پس جماعتي حمله آوردند كه آن كشته شده را بكشند، و ذبح كنند به طريقي كه قلم را ياراي تحرير نيست . [1378] .يوسف بعد از افتادن در چاه قافلهاي او را بيرون آوردند، و اسيرش كردند، بعد خريدند و به بازار مصر بردند از براي فروش، و حسين (عليهالسلام) را بعد از آنكه بر خاك انداختند سر او را برداشتند، و بر نيزه نصب نمودند، و در كوچههاي كوفه و شام گردانيدند. [1379] .يوسف را قهرا به نزد عزيز مصر بردند، و عاقبت در نزد پادشاه مكين و امين گرديد و حسين (عليهالسلام) را به نزد يزيد بردند، پس او را شماتت و استهزاء نمود، و با چوب اشاره به دندان شريفش كرد. [1380] .
Yūsuf (a.s.) Before the ʿAzīz of Egypt and Imam Husain (a.s.) Before Yazīd
Chapter of Yūsuf (a.s.):
When Yūsuf (a.s.) was separated from his father, some said:
“Let us kill him.”
Another said:
“Do not kill him; rather, throw him into the well.”
In the end, their opinion settled upon throwing him into the well.
As for Imam Husain (a.s.), after they had killed his companions, his sons, and his brothers, and after they had inflicted upon him many wounds from arrows, spears, and swords—wounds that were sufficient in themselves, indeed some of them alone were enough to cause death, and even a single one of those arrows would have sufficed—they still were not satisfied.
Rather, they cried out:
“Kill him! May your mothers mourn you if you do not!”
Then a group charged forward to kill that already-slain one and to slaughter him in a manner that the pen is unable to describe. [1378]
After Yūsuf (a.s.) had fallen into the well, a caravan brought him out. They took him captive, then purchased him and brought him to the market of Egypt to be sold.
As for Imam Husain (a.s.), after they cast him upon the ground, they severed his head, raised it upon a spear, and carried it through the streets of Kūfah and Syria. [1379]
Yūsuf (a.s.) was taken by force before the ʿAzīz of Egypt, and eventually he became honoured and trusted in the presence of the king.
And Imam Husain (a.s.) was brought before Yazīd. Then Yazīd mocked him and rejoiced over his condition, and with a stick he pointed toward his blessed teeth. [1380]